From yesterdays fishing I have a bag of dead shrimp left over. Thought occurred to me that since trout and reds love shrimp why not mash up the remains in a mesh bag and hang it over the side near the oyster bars?
Would appreciate hearing the experts view of the idea.
shrimp chum bag for reds
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
Catfish, freeze those shrimp for when it gets cold and you can't get live shrimp. If you do it right, they will be better than the frozen shrimp at the bait storeertauber wrote:From yesterdays fishing I have a bag of dead shrimp left over. Thought occurred to me that since trout and reds love shrimp why not mash up the remains in a mesh bag and hang it over the side near the oyster bars?
Would appreciate hearing the experts view of the idea.
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
Had a buddy who owned a tackle shop when I lived in Pensacola. He let me handpick my shrimp and any extras I had left over went home and into a pot of boiling water for shrimp cocktails. Couldn't get any fresher unless you were throwing a cast net.
Agree with SG about chum for trout/reds. Whole fresh-frozen shrimp may hold up for sheepshead though. If you want to experiment and have the freezer space, you could keep some and try a batch for cobia next spring.
Agree with SG about chum for trout/reds. Whole fresh-frozen shrimp may hold up for sheepshead though. If you want to experiment and have the freezer space, you could keep some and try a batch for cobia next spring.
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
Based on the response from two seasoned veterans I guess the answer is NO on chum bag?
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
ertauber wrote:Based on the response from two seasoned veterans I guess the answer is NO on chum bag?
You can always give it a try. If you get inundated by cats you can move. I bet it would work great for sheepshead inshore
or nearshore like SK said. Good luck
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
I would think winter would be the best time to try it
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Re: shrimp chum bag for reds
Making frozen chum blocks:
We save then freeze the "scraps" from eating shrimp and blue crab. Also some oyster shell. Usually save and freeze any left-over live shrimp bait. Usually also have in the freezer a supply of cast-netted finger mullet and/or larger mullet (for cut bait). Sometimes gather fiddler crabs and/or snails off marsh grasses (easily found as tide recedes).
Take a healthy quantity of a mixture (from above) and pulverize it. I use a 18" long piece of 4" PVC pipe capped on one end to hold mixture while pulverizing. I use an old 12" steel heavy ground stake to pulverize the mixture.
In a Tupperware container put the pulverized mixture then add chicken laying mash. Add some water to facilitate thorough mixing of pulverized material and laying mash. Cover the Tupperware container then freeze it.
Day of fishing put frozen chum block removed from Tupperware container into chum (mesh) bag. Lower into the water. As chum block melts it disperses into the water all the various particles, oils and scents of the pulverized material. Cast in the direction and beyond where the melting chum is drifting then retrieve back through the drifting chum.
Some of the areas I fish catfish are a pain in the butt - when the water temps are higher. However, during the winter when the water temps drop the catfish are nearly non-existent.
Can be an effective way to attract then hold baitfish and gamefish in an area. By attracting baitfish it also helps attract the baitfishes' predators. Especially useful if fishing water of lower clarity (muddy or tannin-stained) where fishes' vision is reduced and fish are more dependent on sense of smell.
A little bit of work and a little bit messy but I can say from experience it can enhance the inshore saltwater fishing for reds in the creeks and at creek mouths.
We save then freeze the "scraps" from eating shrimp and blue crab. Also some oyster shell. Usually save and freeze any left-over live shrimp bait. Usually also have in the freezer a supply of cast-netted finger mullet and/or larger mullet (for cut bait). Sometimes gather fiddler crabs and/or snails off marsh grasses (easily found as tide recedes).
Take a healthy quantity of a mixture (from above) and pulverize it. I use a 18" long piece of 4" PVC pipe capped on one end to hold mixture while pulverizing. I use an old 12" steel heavy ground stake to pulverize the mixture.
In a Tupperware container put the pulverized mixture then add chicken laying mash. Add some water to facilitate thorough mixing of pulverized material and laying mash. Cover the Tupperware container then freeze it.
Day of fishing put frozen chum block removed from Tupperware container into chum (mesh) bag. Lower into the water. As chum block melts it disperses into the water all the various particles, oils and scents of the pulverized material. Cast in the direction and beyond where the melting chum is drifting then retrieve back through the drifting chum.
Some of the areas I fish catfish are a pain in the butt - when the water temps are higher. However, during the winter when the water temps drop the catfish are nearly non-existent.
Can be an effective way to attract then hold baitfish and gamefish in an area. By attracting baitfish it also helps attract the baitfishes' predators. Especially useful if fishing water of lower clarity (muddy or tannin-stained) where fishes' vision is reduced and fish are more dependent on sense of smell.
A little bit of work and a little bit messy but I can say from experience it can enhance the inshore saltwater fishing for reds in the creeks and at creek mouths.